Trump Ignorantly Praises Liberian President's 'Good English': 'That's Beautiful'

President Donald Trump heaped praise on Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s English skills Wednesday, seemingly unaware that English is the country’s official national language.“Such good English. That’s beautiful. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?” Trump asked Boakai during a White House lunch with African leaders.“Where? Were you educated? Where? In Liberia? Well, that’s very interesting. It’s beautiful English,” Trump continued as Boakai appeared to laugh politely. “I have people at this table can’t speak nearly as well.”English is the primary language spoken in Liberia, and much of its population is made up of the descendants of African Americans who fled slavery in the United States.The country was first established as a colony in 1822 by the American Colonization Society ― made up of slavery-opposing Quakers and slaveholders fearing rebellion from freed slaves ― who sought to resettle freed and freeborn Black Americans in Africa. Liberia declared its independence in 1847, and the US recognised it in 1862.Today, the country has its own distinct cultural identity, including a Liberian English dialect and a significant indigenous population, but English remains the country’s official language. Both the country’s constitution and flag are modelled after those of the United States. The last sitting American president to visit Liberia was President George W. Bush in 2008, five years after the country emerged from a brutal, 14-year civil war.“The US message is we want to help you recover from a terrible period,” Bush said during his visit. At the time, US aid to Liberia had totalled nearly a billion dollars since the war’s end, and Bush vowed to send more assistance. Trump’s abrupt suspension of most foreign aid has shuttered programs in Liberia dedicated to malaria control, maternal health and HIV/AIDS treatment; wiped out public health clinics; and ceased nearly all medical training, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. The country is among the poorest in the world.

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